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About Kolendra Village

Kolendra is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 542 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolendra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 326.25 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 542
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolendra compares

By the 2011 count Kolendra is the 69th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 326.25 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kolendra

Kolendra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolendra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolendra from other places

Kolendra lies about 23 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kolendra
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 10 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 23 km

Villages closest to Kolendra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kolendra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolendra village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 69th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Kolendra village has 542 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolendra has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kolendra is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolendra covers 326.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolendra falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kolendra is Jatkanhar, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolendra.

Kolendra is about 23 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolendra is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Jatkanhar is about 4.8 km away. Dongargarh is about 10 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daragaon (1.6 km), Katalwahi (1.6 km) and Riwagahan (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kolendra today is likely to be higher.

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